The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 26, 2013
Last Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1122
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 275.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.31° / -4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.59° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.